Circuit-controlling telephone-receiver support



J. B. FURBER. CIRCUIT coumoumc TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV- 1, I919. 1,386,464.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

Irv/Mrs UNITED STATES JAMES B AINER 'D ,IEURBER,

or RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

' CIRCUIT-CONTROLLING TELEPHONE-RECEIVER SUPPORT.

Application filed November 1, 1919. Serial No. 334,954.

To allwfiomitmay concern: 7

Be it known that I, JAMns B, FURBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rahway, State of New Jersey, have invented anew and Improved Circuit- Controlling Telephone-Receiver Support, of which the following is a full,.clear, and exact description. The invention relates to desk telephones having a hollow standard or casing supporting a transmitter and containing a switch mechanism of the telephonecircuitprovided with a hook lever controlled by the receiver on removing or replacing the latter. V

The object of the invention isto control the switch mechanism by an extensible receiver support of the lazy tongs :type and carrying a receiver at its outer end, the said receiver support when in folded position opening the telephone circuit and when moved into extended position closing the telephone circuit for the" transmission of messages'betweentwo parties.

support arranged for convenient attachment to the usual standard or casing'of a. desk telephone and for easy connection with the outer forked end of the usual switch lever and without requiring any alteration of the telephone standard and its mechanism.

Another object is to permit the user-to readily move the receiver into listening position without requiring further support by the ,users hands, thus leaving the latter free for writing or other purposes. n

Another object 1s;to provide a' receiver support arranged for use on the left or right ear of the telephone user.

With these and other objects in view, the;

invention consists of certain novel features of construction, "as hereinafter shown and described and then'specifically pointed out intheclaims.

. A practical embodiment of the ;invent1on is" represented in; the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indie cate corresponding parts in all the views. I V Figure 1 is a side .elevation ofthe improvedcircuit controlling telephone receiver support with the ing position; a

Fig. 2'is'a planvi'ew of the same; .:Fig.3 is a rear elevation of the same; *Fig. f is a" sectional plan viewof the holparts in extended or listen- Specification of Letters Patent.

in the county of Union and Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

low standard or casing and rying the receiver support;

F 5 is a side elevation'of the improved receiver support as applied and arranged for use on the right ear of the user; and

Fig. 6 is a rear end view of the same.

The receiver support'is shown applied to a desk telephone of usual construction and such, for instance, as more fully shown and described in the Letters Patent of the United States granted to Charles L. Boyze on September 13, 1904:, No. 770,157 for a telephone desk standard.

The telephone desk standard comprises a base 10 and'a hollow standard or casing 11 terminatin at its upper end in a cap 12 on which is pivotally mounted the transmitter the bracket car- 13. WVithin the hollow standard or casing standard or casing 11 to project on the out- Another object is to provideareceiver:

pressed and is normally held in a lowermost position against the tension of its spring b the weight of the receiver to hold the telephone circuit open, and when the receiver is removed from the fork 15 the switch lever;

14: swings upward into position to close the telephone circuit for the transmission of messages in the usual manner.

The receiver support is applied to the telephone standard and is arranged as follows: On th standard or casing lland near the lower end thereof is secured a bracket 20, preferably made in two parts 21, 22, of approximately semicircular shape and fitting exteriorl'y on the standard or casing 11. A'clamping screw 23 connects the members 21 and. 22 at one end and the other end of the member 21 terminates in a lug 2tfextending through an opening 25 formed in the free end of the other bracket member 22 thus holding the bracket firmly clamped in position on the standard or cas- 1 connecting the inner members 31 and 32 of a lazy tongs33 of usual construction and of any desired length. The members 31 and 32 are provided with pivots 34, 35 slidingly engaging the slottedarms 28 and 29. It is understood that the slotted arms 28 and 29 are in alinement and at a right angle to the" slotted arm 27;, as plainly shown in Fig.1, and hence when the pivot 30 mo'vesinward 'in the slotted arm '27 on closing the lazy tongs 33 the pivots 34, 35 move outward in their slotted arms 28 and 29, and when'the lazy tongs 33 are moved'from folded into extended position then the pivot30 moves outward .in the slotted arm 27 and the pivot's 34 and 35 move inward toward each other in the slotted arms 28 and '29. The inner member 32 of the lazy tongs'33, isprovidedi with an extension 36 carrying a pivot 37- engaging a slot 38 in the lower end of-a l1nk'-39 terminating at 1ts"upper;end me hook'40 adapted to hook onto the arms of the fork 15 of the switch lever 14 to pull-thelatter downward .onclosing the lazy tongs 33, and to allow the switch lever'14 to swing upward on extending the lazy tongs 33. VVhenthe lazy tongs 33'are in extended po- V sition the pivot 37 isatthe bottom of the w The slotted arms 27, 28 and29 are arslot .38 and hence the switch'lev'er 14 can be actuated independently of the link 3.9 and the'lazytongs 33 whenever it is desired tocall central Y ranged to support the lazytongs 33 in an upwardly and outwardly inclined position "when extended. The outer members and- 51 of the lazy tongs are provided with bolts 52,- 53 engaging slots 54, 55 formed in '62" clampingly engaging the peripheral face 63"ofthe back of the receiver 60. A handle.

,the circuit wires for the receiver '60 is abar 56 extending diametrically acrossthe back offa receiver 60 of any approved construction. The outer ends of the bar 56 are provided with segmental clamping plates 61,

is-fornied or secured on one of the members of the lazy tongs 33 intermediate the ends- 45 thereof to allow the user to conveniently move the lazy tongs into extended or foldedposition. The usual cables containing guided in suitable eyes-71 attached to sundry of the members of the-lazy tongs 33 to support the cable, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

' The receiver support so far described and shown 1n Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 1s more particularly'deslgned for supporting arecelver 60,

adapted to be moved into position for listen ing with the left ear, but forreceivers to be used for listening with the right ear, the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is used] and is as follows The link 39 connected with the switch lever 14 is pivotally connected at its lower end with a pivot attached to one end of a semicircular lever 81 fulcrumed at its middle on a pivot 82 carried by the bracket 20, and the other end of the lever 81 is provided with a pivot 85 cmried by an extension 86 of the member 32 of the lazy tongs 33 mounted on the arms 27, 28 and 29 ofthe guide member 26, as above explained," so that: further description of this arrangement is not, deemednecessary, It is understood that when the lazy tongs 33 are moved into extended position, the extension 86 haslii'nparted a downward swinging movement to this end of the lever 81 whereby the other end is moved upwardv andIhence the link 39 is lifted to allow the switch lever 14 to swing upward with a view to closethe telephone circuit. When the lazy tongs 33 are moved into folded posi'- tion the extension 86-moves upward and thus imparts a swinging motion to the'lever V 81 whereby the link 39 ispulled downward V and in doing so a downward swinging movement is given to the switch lever'14 to open the telephone circuit; It is under-' -From the foregoing itfwill beseen that the a receiver support can be" readily' at tached to a telephone of' the deskst'andard type without making any changes' in the constructionand operation ofsuch telephone with the exceptionthat the receiver is not' placed on the hook 15 or removed therefrom but forms a permanent part of the lazy tongs 33. -i v 1 Having thus described my invention, 1'

claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:' .7 V j '1. In a telephone, a standard provided with a transmitter support and with a switch having a lever controlling the switch, a receiver, a bracketattached tothestandard,

an extensible support mounted on the said bracket and carrying at its outerend thesaid 7 receiver, a member having one end detach ably connected with the switch controlling lever, and a pivoted connectionbetween the inner end of the saidextensiblesupport and the other end of the said member.

2, In a telephone of the desk ed to be attached to the standard, an extensi ble support'mounted'on the saidbracket, a receiver attached tothe outer end of the said extensible support, and a link having at one 7 s 4 standard" typehaving a switch lever, a'bracket 'adaptend a hook adapted to be hooked onto the said switch lever and itsother end loosely pivoted to theinner end'of the said extensis I ble support. v K v i.

'3. Ina telephone 'of the desk-standard type; having a switch lever provided With a fork at its outer pro]ecting "end, a" bracket adapted to be attached to the standard a dis tance below the said outer projecting end of the switch lever, the said bracket having a guide member, a lazy tongs having its inner members slidingly connected with the said guide member, one of the inner ends having an extension, a link provided with a hook adapted to be hooked onto the said fork and pivotally connected with the said extending member, and a receiver mounted on the outer end of the said lazy tongs.

4. In a telephone of the desk standard type having a switch lever provided with a fork at its outer projecting end, a bracket adapted to be attached to the standard a distance below the said outer projecting end of the switch lever, the said bracket having a guide member, a lazy tongs having its inner members slidingly connected with the said guide member, one of the inner ends having an extension, a link provided with a hook adapted to be hooked onto the said fork and pivotally connected with the said extension member, a receiver, a slotted bar having clamping members engaging the said receiver to support the latter, and bolts on the outer members of the lazy tongs slidingly engaging the said slotted bar.

5. In a telephone of the desk standard type having a switch mounted within. the standard and provided with a switch controlling member projectin from the standard, a bracket adapted to be attached to the standard, a lazytongs mounted at its inner end on the said bracket, a member engaging the switch controlling member, and a pivotal and sliding connection between the inner end of the lazy tongs and the member engaging the said switch controlling member.

6. In a telephone of the desk standard type having a switch mounted within the standard and provided with a member projecting from the standard, a bracket adapted to be attached to the standard, a lazy tongs mounted at the inner end on the said bracket, a receiver mounted on the outer end. of the said lazy tongs, and a link having a hook at its upper end adapted to engage the said switch member, the lower end of the link being pivotally connected with the end of one of the inner members of the said lazy tongs.

7. In a telephone of the desk standard type having a switch mounted within the standard and provided with a member projecting from the standard, a bracket adapted to be attached to the standard, a lazy tongs mounted at the inner end on the said bracket, a receiver mounted on the outer end of the said lazy tongs, a link having a hook at its upper end adapted to engage the said switch member, the said link being provided at its lower end with a slot, and a pivot engaging the said slot and held on the end of one of the inner members of the said lazy tongs.

JAMES BRAINERD FURBER. 

